How much do Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary make in Laredo, TX?

Percentile spread

For Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $36,770 and the 90th percentile is $132,290. The difference is $95,520, which is 116.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,580 to the 75th at $95,320, covers $57,740.

The mean annual wage is $77,350, which sits below the median of $82,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Laredo, TX median is 2.4% higher than the national median of $80,340 for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,600, which is 17.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.7% higher than the Texas median of $77,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary at $94,600 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary. Laredo, TX ranks 2nd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 118 miles away, with a median of $100,190 and employment of 70. That median is 21.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,642, against $94,600 here.
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $77,380 and employment of 270. That median is 5.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,697, against $94,600 here.

Employment share

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Laredo, TX (60 of 109,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (41,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.05 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.